Who wrote this scientific text?

The IEEE bibliographic database contains a number of proven duplications with indication of the original paper(s) copied. This corpus is used to test a method for the detection of hidden intertextuality (commonly named "plagiarism"). The intertextual distance, combined with the sliding window and with various classification techniques, identifies these duplications with a very low risk of error. These experiments also show that several factors blur the identity of the scientific author, including variable group authorship and the high levels of intertextuality accepted, and sometimes desired, in scientific papers on the same topic

L'intertextualité dans les publications scientifiques

La base de données bibliographiques de l'IEEE contient un certain nombre de duplications avérées avec indication des originaux copiés. Ce corpus est utilisé pour tester une méthode d'attribution d'auteur. La combinaison de la distance intertextuelle avec la fenêtre glissante et diverses techniques de classification permet d'identifier ces duplications avec un risque d'erreur très faible. Cette expérience montre également que plusieurs facteurs brouillent l'identité de l'auteur scientifique, notamment des collectifs de chercheurs à géométrie variable et une forte dose d'intertextualité acceptée voire recherchée

A review of the role of sensors in mobile context-aware recommendation systems

Recommendation systems are specialized in offering suggestions about specific items of different types (e.g., books, movies, restaurants, and hotels) that could be interesting for the user. They have attracted considerable research attention due to their benefits and also their commercial interest. Particularly, in recent years, the concept of context-aware recommendation system has appeared to emphasize the importance of considering the context of the situations in which the user is involved in order to provide more accurate recommendations. The detection of the context requires the use of sensors of different types, which measure different context variables. Despite the relevant role played by sensors in the development of context-aware recommendation systems, sensors and recommendation approaches are two fields usually studied independently. In this paper, we provide a survey on the use of sensors for recommendation systems. Our contribution can be seen from a double perspective. On the one hand, we overview existing techniques used to detect context factors that could be relevant for recommendation. On the other hand, we illustrate the interest of sensors by considering different recommendation use cases and scenarios

A robust methodology for prediction of trust and reputation values

In this paper, we present the FC direct trust value-based decision making methodology, for making direct trust value based decisions regarding interactions in (a) a given context and during the current time slot, and (b) a given context and at a future time slot. The direct trust value-based decision making methodology models the context specific nature of trust and the dynamic nature of trust to make direct trust value-based decisions regarding interactions. Additionally in this paper, we present the FC reputation-based trust decision making methodology, for making reputation-based trust decisions regard ing interactions, if direct trust value-based decisions cannot be made. The FC reputationbased trust decision making methodology can make reputationbased trust decisions regarding interactions in (a) a given context and during the current time slot, and (b) a given context and at a future time slot

Mitigating Health and Environmental Risks From E-Waste Dismantling via Plasma Arc Gasification WtE and Sustainable Materials Management Modeling

Informal E-waste recycling is an epidemiological and environmental crisis of unprecedented scale and complexity in human history. The expanding demand for electronics and the growing human population is putting indeterminable strain upon the Earth’s resources and ecosystems. The demand and scarcity of rare earths, heavy metals, embedded glass and plastics, compounded by the sheer volume of untrackable flows of E-waste, present both opportunity and crises to the poorest marginalized communities, who employ basic and dangerous dismantling means to extract small quantities of valuable metals for subsistence-level resale. Local ecosystems and vulnerable populations suffer toxicological burdens from this work, the extent of which have yet to be determined. Researchers suggest the data indicates the answer is there is risk to human health, with pregnant women and children suffering the highest chronic damage from multi-channel exposures to chemical compounds. This study examined the possibility of adapting Taiwan’s Smart Materials Management system to China’s biggest E-waste dismantling regions, in order to control the flow of printed circuit boards away from illegal enterprises, towards licensed processors with proper protective gear and efficient machinery. China’s reliance upon fossil fuels for electricity generation exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions. Once control of E-waste flows can be established, using plasma arc gasification to process the waste into energy becomes more attractive to traditional project financing. This study focused upon the first stage of major dismantling emissions, mechanical shredding, comparing China to the rest of the world, and found a LCA single score of 3. However this analysis was based upon Swiss data over 10 years old, and technical details about the machinery were not available. The waste-to-energy technology focused upon was AlterNRG’s plasma arc gasification torches, which have potential for decreasing the E-waste dumps prevalent in China, and thus decreasing human health risks

21st Annual Fulbright Symposium - Harmony and Dissonance in International Law

Conference proceedings from The 21st Annual Fulbright Symposium on International Legal Problems

21st Annual Fulbright Symposium - Harmony and Dissonance in International Law

Conference proceedings from The 21st Annual Fulbright Symposium on International Legal Problems